The Delta independent., 1887-05-24
COLORADO CONDENSED,

Oil land near Florence has been
changing hands at high figures.
Hon. Z. o. Wolcott will deliver the
Memorial Day Grafton at Leadvill.
Five soaking rains have fallen in the
eastern part of the State since April 10.
An encampment of the State Militia
will probably be held in Denver in July.
Henry r. rendery has been appoint
ed Register Of the Leciviile Land Office.
Two more men base been killed at
the Midland tunnel by the walls caving in.
Twenty-three new town sites have
been filed this year in Las Animas county.
A company has been organized for
purpose of ru ming street cars in Fort Col
Inns.
The Presbyterians of Fort Collins are
building new church edifce which will
cost $1,000.
A public sale of lots a. Cheyenne
Wells took place last Tuesday. Over sl9,-
600 worth were sold.
The receipts Mt the Denver & Rio
Grand freight Office at Pueblo averages
about sl75, 900 month.
The Golden glass works will ship
10000 bottles TO Mantou in few days, for
ues In bottling mineral water.
A Chinaman was arrested in Dem
yer the other day for criminal assault on
little girl only six years old.
The A. I. & S. +. have greatly
lowered their rates between Denver and
Pueblo and New Mexican points.
The Arkansas Valley Oil and Land
Company are shipping eight car loads of
refined oil week from Florence.i
Mr.. L. Rathfon, an employe of one
of the Longmont Touring mills, was caugh,
in the machinery the other day and killed.
Grading on the Denver & Trinidad
road is nearly completed and trains will
be running over the line by the 18th of
June.
Las Animas Is assuming me,ropoli-
tan airs by granting franchise for a sys-
tenn of watcr.works, stree, railway and cleo
tric light @
A little child Of Gus johnson, of
Gold Hili, backed into pail of water last
Friday and was so badly scslded as to die
on Saturday morning,
The jury in the case Of the Twin
Lakes Placer VS.. the Midland, a suit to re-
cover eco 900 damages for right OF way, re-
turned verdic; of 1900.
The street cars Of Denver carried
on nm average something more than twelve
thousand passengers during the first fifteen
days Of the present month.
Governor Adams has commuted the
sentences Of four inmates of the pcniten-
,inry-william Barr, A. l.. Lamb, Charles
Holland and George Hawly.
The Farmers Protective Association
of Fort Collins have ordered the machinery
for their new Touring mill. which will be
In operation In about ninety days.
The new hotel in Denver on Broad
way is an assured fact. II will be seven
stories high and will be managed by Mr..
Bush, at present manager OF the Windsor.
A number of boys have died in Dem
yer recently as result OF cigarette smok-
ing. During their illness biackish saliva
ooze continually from their mouths which
was most repulsiyc.
James Mannix. a 14-ycar-old boy.
stumbled and fell while carrying a box Of
giant powder to the workmen ut the Hagcr-
man tunnel. The powder exploded and the
boy was toi n to pieces.
A train on the Santa Fe road ran in
to some cattle no. far from Pueblo the
other day. The engine and baggage and
express cars were ditched and tramp, who
was stealing ride, was killed.
Tho Chicftain says that the Missouri
Pacific will build shops at Pueblo that will
cost million dollars, and that the pay roll
of the hands employed will foot up to be-
tween 10000 and 10000 month.
At meeting of tho Grand Junction
Board OF Trade held recently steps were
taken and money appropriated looking to.
wards the erection OF large hotel and
fruit and vegetable canning establishment.
James Lyons, Pueblo machinist,
aged 35, fell 30 feet while working on the
top OF the new No. Q blast furnace, Just be-
ing completed at the steel works, and was
instantly killed. Nearly every bone In his
body was broken. He had been a number
OF years In the employ OF the company, and
caves wife and several children.
Cortez. the coming metropolis of the
Montezuma Valley, is growing rapidly. OF
the $50, 900 acres Of agricultural lands in the
valley, about Sc, 900 acres have already been
entered. There are upwards of two hun.
dred houses and cabins in the valley, and
settlers are coming In every day.
Adjutnnt-Gencral West has received
accumulation from Captain Brickenstein
Of Company b, Second Infantry, at Ala.
mosa, challenging any team from any com
pany In the Colorado National Guard ia
shoot II match at 900 and 800 yard ranges for
the championship of the Colorado National
Guard.
An order has been issued mastering
in new cavalry company at Monte Aista
Fifty-two men have already been enrolled
There are now four separate troops Of cav
airy and All order will soon bo issued e